How US midterm elections will affect intellectual property

08 November 2018
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Michael Loney, New York

IP is not likely to be a big focus if Hank Johnson becomes chair of House of Representatives IP subcommittee but “all bets are off” if one possibility who has been highly critical of patents is appointed

The Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives
in this week’s US midterm elections has important
implications for intellectual property.

The biggest IP-related change will be an overhaul of the
leaders of the House Judiciary Committee, which is...